Angelo Mozilo

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Angelo Mozilo, founder and former chief executive of Countrywide Financial Corp., at a congressional hearing in 2008. Mozilo cut a multimillion-dollar deal with the SEC to avoid trial on accusations of investor fraud and insider trading.

Angelo Mozilo, founder and former chief executive of Countrywide Financial Corp., at a congressional hearing in 2008. Mozilo cut a multimillion-dollar deal with the SEC to avoid trial on accusations of investor fraud and insider trading. (Mark Wilson / Getty Images)

Angelo Mozilo, founder and former chief executive of Countrywide Financial Corp., at a congressional hearing in 2008. Mozilo cut a multimillion-dollar deal with the SEC to avoid trial on accusations of investor fraud and insider trading.